The politics in Moniteau, MO County are centered around creating a prosperous and safe place to live for the citizens. Local politicians strive to represent their constituents' needs and ensure that the county is a great place to call home. They work hard to keep taxes low while also providing necessary services such as education, healthcare, public safety, transportation, infrastructure, and economic development. Elected officials meet regularly with residents and business leaders in order to stay informed on what is going on in the community and hear their concerns. The local political candidates running for office are committed to making Moniteau County a better place for everyone. They listen carefully to residents’ ideas and work hard to implement changes that address those needs.
The political climate in Moniteau County, MO is very conservative.
In Moniteau County, MO 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moniteau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.3%.
Moniteau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moniteau County, MO is very conservative.
Jefferson City Metro Area is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Moniteau, Missouri: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Moniteau County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $5,977 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $72,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $586 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)